Ben Cardin actually said...

"I will just add if you look at the TPP sections on good governance and human rights, you see that we are developing some international standards that are not our standards but are minimum standards."

"It is hard for me to understand how they think because of the nature of their leadership."

"We would like to know that answer to see how we can counter that with an effective strategy."

"A sudden regime collapse would create a highly unstable and politically intolerable situation for China, South Korea, and Japan."